Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

By: Maria M. Odom*

On December 4, 2000, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed December 18 International Migrants Day.  This day began as a commemoration of the ten-year anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.  Today, ten years after the proclamation, and twenty years since the adoption of the Convention, it is important to reflect on the need to protect the rights of all migrants.